Our Place, Our Species Documentary Launch

STILL ON DESPITE WET WEATHER: Tonights screening will be held under a large, heated marquee. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets for seating. 

Lismore Quad invites you to share in the launch outdoor screening of a new documentary ‘Our Place, Our Species’ an inspiring journey into the world of native plants and their caretakers in the Bundjalung region. Local presenter and sound artist, Mitch King, travels on country to learn from each of these caretakers.

The free outdoor screening of ‘Our Place, Our Species’ will be presented on Friday 21 April from 5pm at Lismore Quad alongside live music and performances by Nini Nahri Gari dance group.

Lismore Quad has partnered with HART Services to provide a free, wheelchair accessible shuttle bus service from Goonellabah and Gundurimba to The Quad (see timetable below). For pick up from your home address OR if you require wheelchair accessible transport, this is available and needs to be booked in by Wednesday 19th April by calling HART: Margot 6628 0127.

Shuttle Bus Timetable:

Leaving Goonellabah Shopping Centre Bus stop - 4:10pm and 5:10pm
Shearman Drive/ Campbell Crescent Loop - 4:20pm and 5:20pm
Military Rd Temporary Village - 4:35pm and 5:35pm
SPAR Shopping Centre – 4:45pm and 5:45pm
410 Keen St Gundurimba – 4:50pm and 5:50pm
Arriving at The Quad – 5pm and 6pm
Return trips will leave The Quad at 7.30 and 8.30pm

About the Film:

Co-Produced by Mitch King and directed by Karenza Ebejer ‘Our Place, Our Species’ shines a light on Aboriginal people within the Northern Rivers doing incredible work to preserve and protect native plants in this region. The caretakers interviewed are each working in ways to benefit the land. They share stories of the plants they have knowledge of and reflect on their own connection to country. Each bring a range of perspectives to the topic of ecology while also joining together in acknowledging and valuing the importance of First Nations practices.

The caretakers featured include Aunty Jenny Smith who helped set up the bush tucker educational garden at the Jarjum Centre pre-school in Goonellabah; Aunty Thelma James and Uncle Mick Roberts who both have a long history of in the region of working to protect country and have been involved in numerous projects that work with preservation and celebration of native species; Delta Kay who runs Explore Byron Bay - cultural walking and bush tucker tours in the Byron Bay region offering a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of the coast, rainforest and native foods in the region; Tracey King and Lisa Bolt who manage Namabunda Farm, a First Nations agriculture initiative.

Event Details:

When: Friday, 21 April
Times: 5-8.30pm
Cost: Free
Ages: For all ages
Access: Wheelchair accessible.
There will be an Auslan Interpreter, please contact us if you have any further access needs
Lismore Quad, located on the corner of Keen and Magellan Streets, Lismore, NSW
An Elders space will be provided.
For more Information about the Our Place, Our Species event and program

Please contact Quad Placemaking Officer Myki Baillie:

E: mykaela.baillie@lismore.nsw.gov.au

W: https://lismorequad.org.au/

‘Our Place, Our Species’ initiative is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Inspiring Australia NSW, the Office for Regional Youth’s Holiday Break program, and Lismore City Council.